Measles Used to Be in Our Rearview Mirror. Now Cases Are Reaching Record Highs.

Measles Cases Are Reaching Record Highs in 2026

In parts of the world that have let their guard down to vaccine-preventable diseases, long-forgotten scourges have roared back, killing and disabling children.

Measles Used to Be in Our Rearview Mirror. Now Cases Are Reaching Record Highs.

In other parts of the world that have let their guard down to vaccine-preventable diseases, long-forgotten scourges have roared back and killed and disabled children.

Measles Cases Are Reaching Record Highs in America

“The U.S. recently reached a grim milestone: As of July 23, more measles cases have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention than in any year since 1991. It took less than seven months to blow past the three-decade high recorded last year,” ProPublica reports. “This potentially deadly disease is easily prevented. […]